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WASHINGTON, D.C. — (09-20-21) — The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) shocked the LGBTQ Community on Monday with the announcement that LGBTQ veterans who were discharged from the military over their sexual orientation, gender identity or HIV status are now eligible for full VA benefits. Service members who were given other than honorable discharges for [...]
WASHINGTON D.C. — (09-14-21) — The Biden Administration's Justice Department on Tuesday announced a sweeping investigation into the Georgia state prison system plagued with an extreme culture of violence and neglect against LGBT inmates, staffing shortages and the alarming number of 44 inmate deaths by homicide since last year. Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke told [...]
WASHINGTON D.C. — (07-26-21) — The U.S. Senate made history on Monday confirming two LGBTQ women to top military positions. Gina Ortiz Jones will serve as undersecretary of the Air Force — the first openly known lesbian to serve as undersecretary of a military branch. The second is Shawn Skelly who will serve as assistant [...]
NEW YORK — (06-01-21) — Pride Month is here and LGBTQ groups are going to be drawing attention to the never ending Republican Campaign of anti-transgender bills making their way across the country in GOP strong hold legislatures. According to The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), GOP-backed measures targeting transgender people continue to be at the [...]
WASHINGTON D.C. — (04-29-21) — The Lincoln Project turns their attention to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in "Truthless", their latest super pac attack ad against Republican conservatives that began airing on social media and Midwest markets on April 21, 2021. The Republican Super Pac has been a strong ally of president Joe Biden and [...]
WASHINGTON D.C. — (04-25-21) — U.S. District Court Judge Robert Chatigny on Sunday dismissed a lawsuit in Connecticut that sought to ban transgender athletes from competing in girls high school sports. The lawsuit was filed in February 2020 by a group of cisgender high school students seeking to prevent transgender girls from competing in track [...]
ATLANTA, GA — (03-26-21) — Following Gov. Brian Kemp (R) signing a draconian Restrictive Voting Law on Thursday, voting rights groups filed a lawsuit over the Republican-crafted law that gives state lawmakers more power over elections and imposes a variety of new voting restrictions. The 35-page Complaint filed in federal court on Thursday in Atlanta, [...]
WASHINGTON D.C. — (03-14-21) — Banking giants as Nevada State Bank, Bank of America, Wells Fargo and Chase have said they will not process the $1,400 stimulus payments until Wednesday March 17th, causing outcry from their customers. Banks such as Chase and Wells Fargo released statements on Friday that they will not be processing and releasing [...]
WASHINGTON D.C. — (03-11-21) — White House press secretary Jen Psaki announced on Thursday that Americans could start receiving $1,400 direct deposit payments in their bank accounts as soon as this weekend. The announcement took place after President Biden signed the legislation authorizing the payments earlier in the afternoon. "People can expect to start seeing [...]
WASHINGTON D.C. — (03-08-21) — President Biden names Reggie Greer, Biden's former Campaign LGBTQ+ vote director, as his new White House Senior Advisor for LGBTQ+ issues. The newly appointed senior advisor will also be director of priority placement in the White House’s Presidential Personnel Office. Greer is one of more than 50 LGBTQ+ appointees in [...]